Santa Fe, Texas (77517) is a vibrant and diverse community located just outside of Houston. It is known for its strong sense of culture and appreciation for the arts. Politically, the city has a mix of Republican and Democratic voters who have engaged in lively debates over various issues. The local political scene is led by Mayor Robert Burris, who was recently re-elected to serve a third term in office. His administration works with the City Council to ensure that the citizens of Santa Fe have adequate access to public services while also meeting the needs of local businesses. There are several other local candidates who are currently running for office including several from both major parties. These candidates are passionate about advocating for their respective causes and often engage in spirited debates on matters such as taxation, education funding, environmental policy, and economic development.
The political climate in Zip 77517 (Santa Fe, TX) is moderately conservative.
Galveston County, TX is moderately conservative. In Galveston County, TX 37.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Galveston county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.6% to 37.9%.
Galveston county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 77517 (Santa Fe, TX) is moderately conservative.
Santa Fe, Texas is moderately conservative.
Galveston County, Texas is moderately conservative.
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land Metro Area is leaning liberal.
Texas is leaning conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Santa Fe, Texas: R R R R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D for the Democrat and I for the Independent. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 77517 (Santa Fe)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 17 contributions totaling $4,023 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $237 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 68 contributions totaling $11,706 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $172 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)